RBC TV broke off relations with its leading and famous trader Stepan Demura, who a day earlier suggested checking the presenters of the TV channel for professional suitability
Stock market expert Stepan Demura no longer works for RBK, Reported «Izvestia» in company. Critical comments to colleagues cost Demura work.
The employment contract was terminated after yesterday's statement by the expert on the air that, that all the leading programs «Financial news» must prove in practice, that they understand something about the market.
— I'm sick of being a wedding general, — explained his position to Demur. — Therefore, I offered a competition.
The co-host asked her colleague a question on the air: «How to be, if the presenter, being a good journalist, shows poor results from quarter to quarter (according to the results of trading on the stock market. — «Известия»). Stepan Demura doubted, that in this case the presenter can comment on the topic of markets, and considered, that he should switch to gossip.
After that, on the live broadcast of the program, a phone call was heard and a man, who identified himself as the CEO of the RBC TV channel Alexander Lyubimov, Said, what «will fire everyone» for the assessment of colleagues on the air. As stated «Izvestia» channel representatives, Любимов не звонил в Ethereum, however, Demuru was fired.
«We are sorry, that we could not find a common language in matters of professional ethics, — the TV channel explained its position. — The editors of the RBC TV channel pay close attention to the thoroughness and reasoning of critical remarks, which sound on the air of the TV channel. We will continue to work to establish the principles of quality journalism.».
Director General of the RBC TV channel Alexander Lyubimov said «Izvestia», what «the current stage of the channel's editorial policy — complement leading professionals with people, who are interesting to the audience for their professional activities in a different capacity».
— Our programs are run by the chairman of the group «Unicredit» Mikhail Alekseev, Oleg Tinkov, Irina Prokhorova. In the near future, investment banker Mark Garber and agrarian Sergey Lisovsky will start with their shows, — announced by Lyubimov.
Despite the fact that the channel could not be found with Demura «common language in matters of professional ethics», CEO of RBC TV called the idea of the competition wonderful. And reminded, that it was implemented last spring — in a programme «Diary of a speculator» Zhanna Nemtsova and Dana Borisova competed.
And here is the video recording of the transmission, after which Stepan Demura was fired
